Red Wine Bread

This no knead red wine bread is easy and fast to make without a mixer for kneading bread. All you need are a few basic pantry ingredients, a mixing bowl and a Duch oven pot for baking the bread. Just stir the dough together with a wooden spoon, no special bread baking skills or equipment needed! 

Another of my favourite no knead bread is this Mulitseed No Knead Dutch Oven Bread or this Easy Dutch Oven Cranberry Walnut Bread.

Ingredients

To make this easy no knead wine bread, all you need are a few basic ingredients.

For the full ingredient measurements, scroll down to view the recipe card at the bottom of the page.

• Luke warm water, the water should be warm, but not hot to the touch or it will kill the yeast. Around 40C or 110F is a good temperature. Just a little warmer than the body temperature. 
• Red wine, any red wine will do for this bread, if you have a little left over in a bottle, this is the perfect use for it. Non alcoholic wine also works, no need to boil it first if using.
• Active dry yeast, make sure it is fresh and not expired or the bread will not rise. 
• Brown sugar, helps activate the yeast and balance the acidity from the red wine.
• Bread flour, use a good quality flour. I prefer to weigh the flour when I am baking, that will give the most accurate amount.
• Salt, this bread needs salt to bring out the flavours, regular table salt works great.
• Walnuts, roughly chopped or other nuts of choice.
• Raisins, any kind of raisins can be used, or a mix of different verities. Other dried fruit like cranberries or chopped apricots also works.

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

This no knead bread with raisins and nuts is really easy to make, just stir the dough together and follow along with the step-by-step photos below. 

For the full instructions see the recipe card at the bottom.

Step 11: Ones the bread is baked, remove from the dutch oven and let the bread cool down for about 30 minutes before you slice it. 

Hint: Make sure the Duch oven is really hot before baking the bread. This will give it a great crust. Try to avoid too many raisins or nuts on top of the bread. They can easily burn, gently poke them down a little with your finger.

Substitutions and variations

• No duch oven pot? – You can still bake this wine bread. If you have a cast iron skillet, preheat it and then place the bread on it. Cover the bread with an oven safe pyrex bowl, enamel, or ceramic bowl. Or bake the bread on a baking sheet, throw a small glass of water in the bottom of the oven fight before closing the door (not on the bread. Be careful not to burn your hand from the steam.
• Nuts – This artesian bread has some walnuts added for crunch and flavor. Other nuts like pecans or hazelnuts are other good options.
• Raisins – Use your favourite kind of raisin, or a mix or different varieties. They can also be replaces with other dried fruit or berries.
• Flour – For the fluffiest bread, I recommended using bread flour. 

For another great dutch oven bread recipe, try this Cranberry Walnut Bread.

Storage

This red wine and raisin bread is best eaten the same day it is made. It can be stored in an airtight container or plastic bag, up to 4 days. A great tip is to slice the bread before storing it and then pop a slice in the toaster. 

This bread also freezes well. Use a freezer friendly plastic bag, seal well and freeze for for up to 3 months. Let the bread defrost in room temperature before serving.

What if I don’t have a Dutch oven pot?

The Dutch oven or cast iron pot, will help create a crispy crust and a soft and fluffy interior. But you can also bake this bread without it and there is how:

• Cast iron frying pan and oven safe bowl, like pyrex , enamel, or ceramic bowl. Use the bowl to create a lid on the pan for the same effect. Preheated cast iron pan, place the bread on top and cover with the oven safe bowl.
• A normal baking tray. Another option is to put the bread with the parchment paper on a baking tray, place in the oven and throw a glass of water in the bottom of the oven (not on the bread) right before closing closing the door. This will create steam with will help create a nice crust.

Bread

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